Soldiers clear land mines along the A9 highway in the Jaffna peninsula yesterday ahead of the opening of the strategic road to Jaffna town as part of a Ceasefire Agreement with the LTTE. AFP pix

Government machinery on gear to open A9

by Ranil Wijayapala and Florence Wickramage

All Government machinery has been geared to open A9 highway up to Jaffna on April 8. The Ministries of Defence, Rehabilitation and Transport and Highways are making a concentrated effort in collaboration with the UNDP and the ICRC to make this event a success, Government sources told the Daily News yesterday.
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PSD boss in custody

The CID yesterday took Presidential Security Chief SP Nihal Karunaratne into custody at a private hospital in Colombo.
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Monitors begin mission

The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission established to monitor compliance with the Ceasefire Agreement between the Government of Sri Lanka, and the LTTE states that it has commenced its mission in Sri Lanka.
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US expert de-mining team to visit Jaffna

by Manjula Fernando

The five member team from the United States' Quick Reaction De-mining Force will go to Jaffna in a couple of days to begin their assessment on high priority de-mining goals in the peninsula. They will be assisted by Government authorities.
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